And Lithuanian Defence Ministry spokeswoman Asta Galdikaite confirmed
America has offered additional military support following Russia’s
annexation of Crimea.

She said: “The United States was the first to offer additional safety
assurance measures to the Baltic countries following the deterioration
of the security situation in the region after the annexation of the
Crimea.”

She added: “US Special Operations Forces presence in Lithuania is one
of the deterrents” against military threats by Putin’s aggressive
regime, reports the Express.

It never ceases to amaze me how people can continue to feed their
progeny into those Marxist meatgrinders we refer to as public schools
and “institutions of higher learning” and then wonder why their kids
come home spouting the lessons they have learned about Marx or Mao or
Che and how wonderful the society they have planned for us will be.

People spend literally millions every year paying through the nose
for “educations” for their children when, in most cases, all these
“educations” are really all about is the planned destruction of their
culture and faith. That may sound harsh to some, but having worked
around and at colleges, I can attest to what those institutions do to kids’
faith and culture. While I am not indicting every teacher or professor
(there are some honest ones, though not nearly enough) I do indict the
systems they work for that claim to be about “education” but are really
about student indoctrination.

A stunning case of corruption
inside the Department of Homeland Security was overshadowed by
headlines about Russia and Israel this past week. Yet, federal employees
accepting millions of dollars in bribes to avoid doing their job, is
certainly worth a look.

Hundreds of DHS employees have "looked the
other way" as drugs crossed the border because cartels have made them
offers they can't refuse. Other employees have sold green cards and
other documents illegally. More from The New York Times:

Republican U.S.
Senator Mike Enzi introduced on Tuesday a resolution allowing for the
repeal of President Barack Obama's signature health insurance program,
which provides coverage to millions of Americans, Enzi's office said in a
statement.

The move by the
Senate's budget committee chairman on the first day of the new Congress
set in motion the Republican majority's promise to repeal the 2010
Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, as its first major legislative
item.

Republicans have said the
repeal process could take months and that developing replacement health
insurance plans could take years.

A memo from the Department of Homeland Security, which was recently reviewed by Reuters,
suggest that the Trump administration plans to hit the ground running
on the construction of that U.S.-Mexico border wall when they move into
the White House later this month. The memo apparently summarized a
meeting held between DHS officials and Trump's transition team on
December 5th in which requests were made for an assessment of "all assets available for border wall and barrier construction."

In a wide-ranging request for documents and analysis, President-elect
Donald Trump's transition team asked the Department of Homeland
Security last month to assess all assets available for border wall and
barrier construction.

The requests were made in a Dec. 5 meeting between Trump's transition team and Department of Homeland Security officials,
according to an internal agency memo reviewed by Reuters. The document
offers a glimpse into the president-elect's strategy for securing the
U.S. borders and reversing polices put in place by the Obama
administration.

As the US mainstream media obsessed last week about Russia's
supposed “hacking” of the US elections and President Obama’s final round
of Russia sanctions in response, something very important was taking
place under the media radar. As a result of a meeting between foreign
ministers of Russia, Iran, and Turkey last month, a ceasefire in Syria
has been worked out and is being implemented. So far it appears to be
holding, and after nearly six years of horrible warfare the people of
Syria are finally facing the possibility of rebuilding their lives.

What
is so important about this particular ceasefire? It was planned, agreed
to, and implemented without the participation of the United States
Government.

In fact it was frustration with
Washington’s refusal to separate its “moderates” from terrorist groups
and its continued insistence on regime change for the Syrian government
that led the three countries to pursue a solution on their own for
Syria. They also included the Syrian government and much of the
opposition in the agreement, which the US government has been unwilling
to do.

Bearing his trademark humility and modest historical self-regard,
President Obama this week announced that he will, indeed, follow the
lead of George Washington and allow “for a peaceful, democratic transfer of power.”

What a guy!

And
just in case anybody has failed to grasp how extraordinarily lucky we
have been these past eight delightful years, Mr. Obama also announced
that he has begun “penning a farewell address to the American people.”

Lord, help us. We don’t deserve this!

It
is not enough that we have endured eight long years of arrogance,
preaching and failure? Now we have to stand by to watch him revel in it?

Remembrance

To die for one’s country is not only an act of bravery, it is THE act of bravery. For soldiers, it is just an extension of their military career, a part of their duty. As leaders have asked their soldiers to sacrifice themselves for the good of the society, it is only right for leaders to go through the same motion. They should practice what they have preached.

As war is seen as a noble act, tu sat serves as redemption in case of defeat. It is also a way to tell the enemy: “You might have won the battle/war but you don’t deserve to win because you don’t have the chinh nghia (just cause).” And it is not only just cause: it is the moral belief that the cause they are fighting for deserves their total sacrifice. Continues below

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Core Creek Militia

==============================My sixth great grandfather, his wife, and five of his six children were killed in battle with the Tuscarora Indians at Core Creek, NC.

The Seven Blackbirds

==============================My third great grandfather was an Ensign in the Revolutionary War, and saved his unit's flag after being wounded at the Battle of Brandywine. He was also at Kingston (Kinston), Wilmington, Charleston, Two Sisters and Augusta. He was at the defeat at Brier Creek and also Bee Creek.

Requiem Aeternam -
Eternal Rest Grant unto Them
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My second great grandfather was killed in action on May 3, 1863 at the Battle of Chancellorsville.
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My great grandfather and great uncle knew all the men in the "Civil War Requiem" video as they were part of the 53rd NC which was the sole unit defending Fort Mahone. (Fort Mahone was named "Fort Damnation" by the Yankees) *Handpicked men of the 53rd (My great grandfather was one of these) made the final, night assault at Petersburg in an attempt to break Grant's line. This was against Fort Stedman which was a few miles to the slight northeast. They initially succeeded, but reinforcements drove them back. This video is made from photographs which were taken the day after the 53rd evacuated the lines the night before to begin the retreat to Appomattox. I have many more pictures taken by the same photographer, one of these shows a 14 year old boy and the other is the famous picture of the blond, handsome soldier with his musket.
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*General Gordon promised the men a gold medal and 30 days leave if they accomplished their task and many years after the War my great grandfather wrote General Gordon, who was then governor of Georgia about this incident. They exchanged several letters which I have framed. See first link below.
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*The Attack On Fort Stedman
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"His Colored Friends"
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Lee's Surrender
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My Black NC Kinfolks
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Punished For Being Caught!

Great Grandfather Koonce

He was a drummer boy in the WBTS, survived the War only to die a few years later. He was caught in an ice storm on his way home, but instead of seeking shelter, continued on his horse until the end. His clothes had to be cut off and he died a few days later.